Yuan Shuchun nodded her head and said, "The top ten disciples among the new Inner Court disciples of the Ninth Peak must join our Heavenly League. They alone are more worth than the rest of the top disciples combined."
"As you wish, my lady. However, Xiao Ming's friend with the Seventh Prince Xin Xue Jin, this may create trouble in recruitment."
"No need to worry about that. I have known Seventh Prince Jin for a long time now. He doesn't do anything without motive and won't even talk to someone who is of no use to him. Since he has befriended Xiao Ming, there must be some reason behind this. We just need to know that, and we will have Seventh Prince Jin's weakness."
"I will have my informants look into this matter."
Yuan Shuchun nodded and asked, "Anyone else I should keep my eyes on?"
"My lady, there are few other disciples like Xu Peng of Eight Peak and Qin Feng of Sixth Peak. These two can also be considered very powerful and talented in terms of cultivation. Especially Xu Peng. He cultivates physical strength and is one of the best body cultivators among all the disciples of our Sect. As for Qin Feng, that kid focuses more on saber skills, but he still needs a lot of practice to get into the same league as that of Xu Peng."
"Alright, I will keep a note of them. If you don't have anything else to say, you may leave. Also, find the identity of that disciple who has reached the Attainment Realm as soon as possible. And check the background of anyone who joins the World League. I don't want that disciple to unknowingly join Jiang Yun's league and create trouble for us later."
Grand Elder nodded his head as he replied, "I will keep your words in my mind. My lady, I do have something to ask."
"Ask away."
"Is there any hope of you breaking through the Attainment Realm before the Grand Spirit Hunt, my lady?"
Yuan Shuchun shook her head, "I don't feel it yet. I still think it will take a few more years. This is why I am stressing on finding that disciple who has reached the Attainment Realm. You should leave now; those disciples must have arrived by now; I should go and start hosting the banquet."
"Yes, my lady."
Grand Elder stood up, and through the window, he disappeared in the night.
Yuan Shuchun stared at his disappearing figure before letting out a long sigh. Her days in the Sect were numbered, and she had to get the inheritance as soon as possible.
Rubbing her spatial ring, she took out a piece of paper, which looked as if it was torn forcefully from an old book.
Staring at the paper, she thought, 'Once I get my hands on the manual, things will go back to normal, and maybe... maybe once again, I will have a chance to be a normal girl.'
Just as she thought, she suddenly shook her head as if trying to shake away her thoughts, 'I am already at the point of no return. I was never supposed to have a normal life after I decided to walk on this path.'
Sighing once again, she got up and headed for the lower floors.
Upon reaching the lower floor, when the maids greeted her, she beckoned them while saying, "Help me get ready for the banquet. Let's see how talented these disciples really are. Also, we will have a small skill showcase tournament today."
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Heavenly League Headquarters, the First Peak.
The Heavenly League was one of the major cornerstones of the Gracious Sword Sect. Due to almost all top disciples of the sect being part of this league, we can say that in the coming future, most of the future elders would be from the current members of this league.
This statement can further be cemented by the fact that even though Sect Leader didn't support Heavenly League, he didn't do anything that would have put it at a disadvantage. Thus the disciples didn't hesitate much when Heavenly League offered them an olive branch.
However, one would think that since this league had a lot of the top disciples under one roof, there would definitely be some clash of pride and tickling of their egos. But what happened here was quite opposite. The people here may not see eye to eye, but they didn't dare to make things difficult for each other. It was especially after Yuan Shuchun became the League's Head.
It was rumored that Yuan Shuchun came from a big family and had a lot of resources at her disposal. She will reward very generously to the disciples who completed league missions and was known for always being there for her league members.
This image of Yuan Shuchun made her an inseparable part of the Heavenly League as the disciples were now more loyal to her than to the league.
Loyalty then became the seed of infatuation and love among the male and female disciples alike. They worshiped her and were even willing to become her maids because of her nature that she showed in public and the resources at her disposal.
And when these loyal infatuated male disciples heard of the Heaven's Grace Banquet, they wouldn't let go of this chance to meet their goddess and impress her.
However, they knew that this banquet's main focus would be the top disciples of the Inner Court Entrance Hunt, which was held just a day before.
This made them quite indignant and they were ready to douse any arrogance and show-off that the so-called top disciples were going to put during the banquet.
With wide smirks on their faces, they waited for the oblivious new Inner Court disciples to come to the banquet.
As the new Inner Court disciples slowly began to arrive, the servants directed them towards an underground hall below the main building.
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A/n: If you find any errors or typos, please let me know in the comments so I can correct them.